The characteristic of being easy to use, usually applied to software, but relevant to almost any human artifact. What makes an artifact easy to use? Broadly, something is easy to use to the extent that it effectively performs the task for which it is being used. Ease of use can be measured by how quickly [...]
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Usability
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How is interaction design different?
Posted in Interaction Design on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s easy to understand the confusion, since interaction design as a discipline borrows theory and technique from traditional design, psychology, and technical disciplines. It is a synthesis, however—more than a sum of its parts, with its own unique methods and practices. It is also very much a design discipline, with a different approach than that [...]
Interaction Design
Posted in UI Glossary on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Interaction design (IxD) is the branch of user experience design that illuminates the relationship between people and the interactive products they use. While interaction design has a firm foundation in the theory, practice, and methodology of traditional user interface design, its focus is on defining the complex dialogues that occur between people and interactive devices [...]
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